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Gerald Gallant was a bike hit-man who killed 28 gangsters and 1 bystander between the 1978 until he confessed in 2003. Gallant killed in public by gunshots to the head, neck or chest which became his trademark.

About| Gerald Gallant
Gerald Gallant was born in Saguenay, Quebec in 1950. His mother and father raised him where he was the fourth out of five children. Gallant dropped out of school at an early age, where he only acquired a fifth grade education. It was then that Gallant drifted towards a life of crime. He was taken under the wing of the West End Gang, “The Rock Machine’, kingpin Raymond Desfosses. Gallant was given his first contract in the 1980’s. Desfosses gave instructions to target a drug dealer whom he believed was a rat.

Between 1980 and 1990, Gallant found himself killing a person every two years. Depending on the contract, Desfosses paid him between 10,000 to 12,000 dollars. In 1997, The Rock Machine and Hells Angels were at the height of the biker wars and the contracts became more demanding on Gallant. In 1998, Gallant was contracted to kill five men. This was Gallant’s deadliest year.

Even with new legislations relating to gang violence and police raids, Gallant continued contract killing throughout the 1990’s and the beginning of 2000. He eventually fled to Geneva, Switzerland where he landed in jail for credit card fraud. It would not be soon after that he was extradited to Canada on murder charges. During a hit in Ste.Adele, Quebec in 2001, Gallant left DNA evidence behind.

Upon his return to Canada, Gerald Gallant confessed to killing 28 gangsters and 1 bystander between the years of 1978 and 2003. Gallant was cooperative and was forthecomin in giving names. "I understand that forgiving will be difficult, maybe even impossible. I accept that. I agreed to co-operate with police in order to repair the damage I caused and to seek forgiveness", said Gallant throughout the investigation. It was at this point police used these names in launching Project Player. This project helped capture 11 bikers where they were consequently sent to prison.

In 2008, Gallant was sentenced to 48 life sentences for murder and attempted murder where he would not be eligible for parole until 2033. Under the plea arrangement, he was offered 50 dollars a month and special protection in prison.